Konopelski B. answered • 08/16/22
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The meaning of the word midwife in English is ‘being with the lady .’ This features a very specific implication; it means not standing before (the traditional position of the obstetrician) but being beside, on the identical level, understanding one another . Midwifery has been described as being a companion on the journey to motherhood, being the professional friend, and worrying with the making of mothers. this idea of companion, which is embedded within the name itself, is what makes midwives unique practitioners within the health care system.
Nurses and midwives are central to Primary Health Care and are often the primary and sometimes the only health professional that people see and the quality of their initial assessment, care and treatment is significant .
Nurse-Midwives may go in either public or private healthcare settings. Since they're certified in both nursing and midwifery, they will work in hospitals, universities, private physician practices, and birth centers.
Working within the midwifery model of care requires several skills and skill sets. As clinicians, many of the midwife’s skills overlap with our nursing and physician colleagues. However, the stress in our model on relationship building and the provision of informed choice, also as the midwife’s focus on pregnancy and birth as normal physiological processes, demands that midwives take up the role not only of clinicians, but also of educators, companions and promotors of health and well-being. the mixture of skills required to fulfil these multiple roles provides a unique bridge between the science of medicine, and therefore the art of individualized care provision. The midwife is named to move between these skill sets with ease and fluidity.
